Renton Fitness Expert Luka Hocevar Calls Kentucky Grilled BS

PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 11, 2009 – Luka Hocevar, a local Renton fitness expert and boot camp instructor, is not happy with how the fast food industry misleads consumers by giving them  poor information on their food and its fattening effects.  It happens all too often in today’s society.  According to Hocevar, there are guidelines to help cut through all of the misinformation.  
Hocevar mentions that one of the largest fast-food restaurants, KFC, recently claimed that it switched cooking oils to eliminate all trans-fats from their products, but upon further review of the actual nutritional facts posted on the KFC website, this doesn’t seem to be the case.  “Partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil were listed, which is simply another word for trans-fat. Trans- fats are synthetic fats that are essentially foreign agents in our bodies. There is truly no room for them in a healthy diet,” Hocevar says.  Hocevar goes on to say that a great rule of thumb is that the fewer ingredients in a food item the better it is for you, ideally less than five ingredients tends to be a good marker. “If you count the ingredients in this supposed ‘health’ food, there are well over 20!,” Hocevar is quick to point out.
Hocevar rants on further saying, “To me it’s like covering feces with a newspaper- it still stinks! After all, the high calorie side dishes accompanying the chicken are filled with refined starches and sugars and unnecessary amounts of saturated fat, which are just as much, if not more, damaging to our waistlines. It’s like ‘Congratulations! You are eating grilled chicken with a bunch of garbage on the side.’”  Hocevar emphasizes, “And it certainly is not going to help you look any better naked!”
Here are some great user-friendly guidelines to help you cut through all of the misinformation out there when it comes to fast-food and convenience stores:
Beware of “Fat-Free or Low Fat” Foods:
These food choices are often high in sugar or contain added sugar to make up for taste lost which wreak havoc on your energy levels and prevent fat loss.
Look Out for “Sugar-Free” Products:
These food choices are typically made with artificial ingredients and sweeteners and/or are sometimes higher in fat to make up for taste lost and/or often contains sugar-alcohols that tear up your digestive system.
Stay Away From “100 Calorie” Items:
These low calorie bags contain ZERO nutritional value with little to no protein and are low in fiber and natural, healthy fats. Plus, these weight-gainers by another name do not fill you up between meals.
Luka Hocevar, CSCS, CFT is a local Renton fitness boot camp instructor and personal trainer. To book him to speak at your local Renton club, business, or organization, please contact him by email at luka@hocevarperformance.com or by phone at (206) 372 9303. For a free two-week trial to his Renton Results Boot Camp to experience the best personal training in South King County please visit www.RentonResultsBootcamp.com.